3. NORTH CAROLINALast Week: 3-1. Overall: 10-2, 2-1 in ACC. (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
North Carolina might have beaten Duke on the hardcourt Saturday, but the Blue Devils pulled off an upset by beating the rival Tar Heels in the first game of Saturday’s baseball doubleheader after Friday’s game was rained out. Duke jumped on So. RHP Alex White (3.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 6 K) en route to 13 runs, its most in a game against UNC since 1994. So. OF Tim Fedroff contributed five hits out of the leadoff spot in Saturday’s games, including two in the nightcap in support of Jr. RHP Adam Warren (7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K). Fedroff had three more hits including a homer Sunday, and So. LHP Rob Catapano (4 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K) and three relievers shut out the Devils.RESULTS
March 4: William & Mary: W 10-2
March 7-9: @ Duke: L 13-4, W 9-3, W 9-0UPCOMING
March 11: Coastal Carolina
March 12: Virginia Commonwealth
March 14-16: Virginia Tech

4. MISSOURILast Week: 3-0. Overall: 9-2, 0-0 in Big 12. (1-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
Cold weather kept the Tigers from playing their home opener until Saturday, when Jr. RHP Aaron Crow (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K) improved to 3-0 with help from Jr. OF Ryan Lollis (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI). Jr. RHP Ian Berger (6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) pitched well in a no-decision in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader before the Sycamores posted seven runs against the Mizzou bullpen, but the Tigers answered with five in the bottom of the seventh and scored the game-winning run on So. DH Greg Folgia’s walk-off double in the ninth. So. OF Aaron Senne homered twice and drove in five for Missouri in that one. So. RHP Kyle Gibson (7.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K) picked up his third win of the year in the nightcap.RESULTS
March 4: Western Illinois: CCD, weather
March 7-9: Indiana State: W 5-1, W 9-8, W 6-2UPCOMING
March 14-16: Toledo

9. LONG BEACH STATELast Week: 4-0. Overall: 9-2, 0-0 in Big West. (5-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-0.
The Dirtbags have scored more than five runs in a game just twice this year, but their exceptional pitching and defense has them off to a 9-2 start; they swept Hawaii to run their winning streak to seven games. For the third straight Friday, Sr. RHP Andrew Liebel (8 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K) struck out at least nine in a no-decision, and for the third straight Friday the Dirtbags won in extra-innings. Fr. C John Hill, in his first collegiate at-bat, delivered a game-tying, two-run, two-out, pinch-hit single in the eighth, and Jr. 1B Shane Peterson (3-for-5, 2 RBI) hit a walk-off RBI double in the 12th. Jr. RHP Vance Worley struck out a career-high 11 over eight strong innings Saturday, making LBSU’s three-run first stand up. Hill hit an RBI single to tie Sunday’s game in a five-run eighth inning, and four LBSU relievers allowed just one hit over 4.2 scoreless innings of work. The Dirtbag bullpen has allowed only one earned run so far this season.RESULTS
March 4: Loyola Marymount: W 5-2
March 7-9: @ Hawaii: W 4-3 (12 innings), W 4-2, W 8-4UPCOMING
March 11: Western Illinois
March 14-16: vs./@/vs. Southern California

10. BAYLORLast Week: 3-1. Overall: 10-1, 0-0 in Big 12 (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
Inclement weather forced the Bears to play a doubleheader Sunday and pushed the series finale until Monday, but Baylor coach Steve Smith picked up his 500th career victory with Sunday’s doubleheader sweep in Starkville, where he spent five years as an assistant to Ron Polk from 1990-94. So. 1B Dustin Dickerson hit a go-ahead two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning of the first game to help So. RHP Kendal Volz (7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K) improve to 3-0. R-Fr. RHP Shawn Tolleson (5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER) picked up his first career victory in the back-and-forth second game, when the Bears out-walked the Bulldogs 17-10 (the game took 3:32). Jr. OF Ben Booker (3-for-5, 2 R, 5 RBI) led the offense out of the leadoff spot.RESULTS
March 4-5: Louisiana Tech: L 9-6, W 7-6
March 7-9: @ Mississippi State: W 5-4, W 16-11, PPD (weather)UPCOMING
March 10: @ Mississippi State
March 11-12: @ Oral Roberts
March 14-16: (23) Oklahoma State

14. FLORIDA STATELast Week: 5-0. Overall: 12-0, 3-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
After starting 23-0 in 2007, the Seminoles are more than halfway to that same start in 2007. FSU’s ACC-opening sweep of Maryland included a pair of one-run victories sandwiched around a blowout. Jr. RHP Elih Villanueva (9 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K) withstood Maryland’s two-run ninth inning to pick up a complete-game win in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Seminoles rapped out 14 hits in the second game in support of So. LHP Matt Fairel (7 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K). Jr. C Buster Posey (3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI) led the Florida State offense Sunday, but Fr. 3B Stuart Tapley (2-for-5, 2 RBI) drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single in the ninth.RESULTS
March 4-5: UNC Asheville: W 11-4, W 10-5
March 7-9: Maryland: W 5-4, W 16-0, W 9-8UPCOMING
March 11-12: Georgia
March 14-16: Georgia Tech

15. RICELast Week: 2-3. Overall: 8-5, 0-0 in CUSA (2-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 0-1.
The Owls played four one-run games on the week, dropping the first two but winning the final two to halt a three-game losing streak. So. RHP Ryan Berry (4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 3 K) was roughed up in Friday’s loss to Michigan State, and Sr. RHP Chris Kelley (2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 ER) didn’t fare any better Saturday. But the Owls erased an early 7-1 deficit against Western Carolina and scored the winning run when Sr. OF Derek Myers doubled home Fr. SS Rick Hague in the ninth. The Owls made five errors Sunday behind Jr. RHP Matt Langwell (6 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 ER), but they scored two in the eighth to pull out another comeback win, this time against Creighton.RESULTS
March 4: @ Sam Houston State: L 13-12
March 5: Dallas Baptist: L 7-6 (12 innings)
March 7-9: Rice Classic, Houston: Michigan State: L 9-3, Western Carolina: W 12-11, Creighton: W 7-6UPCOMING
March 11: (19) Texas
March 12: @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
March 14-17: Winthrop

16. VIRGINIALast Week: 1-2. Overall: 11-2, 1-2 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 1-1.
After Friday’s opener was postponed by rain, the Cavaliers won the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader but dropped their first conference series. Jr. RHP Jacob Thompson (6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) was dominant after a rocky first inning in the first game, and Fr. DH Phil Gosselin’s two-run homer in the 10th gave Virginia the win. The Cavaliers were held to three hits in the second game by N.C. State starter Clayton Shunick, making Sr. LHP Pat McAnaney (7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER) a tough-luck loser. The Cavs mustered just four hits Sunday in support of Jr. RHP Andrew Carraway (6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K).RESULTS
March 4: @ Virginia Military Institute: PPD (rain)
March 7-9: @ North Carolina State: W 5-3 (10 innings), L 2-0, L 4-2UPCOMING
March 11: Radford
March 12: Navy
March 14-16: @ Duke

17. KENTUCKYLast Week: 2-0. Overall: 11-0, 0-0 in SEC (0-0 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-0.
The Wildcats were limited to just one game this weekend thanks to lousy weather, and they were held to just three runs by Purdue ace Matt Bischoff and two relievers after scoring in double digits in each of their previous 10 contests. But Kentucky still got the win behind another strong outing from Jr. RHP Scott Green (6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K). So. OF Keenan Wiley’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth broke a 2-2 tie. The series concludes Monday.RESULTS
March 5: Evansville: W 15-1
March 7-10: Purdue: W 3-2, PPD, PPDUPCOMING
March 10: Purdue
March 11: Eastern Michigan (DH)
March 14-16: Alabama

18. STANFORDLast Week: 2-2. Overall: 8-4, 0-0 in Pac-10 (5-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 3-0.
After starting the season with home series wins against Nebraska and Cal State Fullerton, the Cardinal went on the road for its annual series against Texas and emerged with another series victory, even after losing the opener. Jr. LHP Jeremy Bleich (6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 4 K) took the loss Friday, when Fr. 3B Zach Jones’ costly error opened the door to Texas’ three-run third inning. Fr. RHP Drew Storen picked up the win Saturday with 3.2 shutout innings of relief, as Jr. C Jason Castro’s two-run homer in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winner. In Sunday’s curfew-shortened game, Jr. OF/LHP Sean Ratliff (4-for-5, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI) had a monstrous day to lead the Stanford offense, and Fr. RHP Alex Pracher got the save by inducing a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in the eighth. Ratliff also was credited with his second victory in as many relief outings this season.RESULTS
March 4: @ (18) California: L 8-3
March 5: @ St. Mary’s: suspended by darkness (7-7, bottom 9)
March 7-9: @ (16) Texas: L 5-2, W 6-5, W 12-9 (8 innings)UPCOMING
Off for exams until March 21

21. SAN DIEGOLast Week: 2-3. Overall: 7-7, 0-0 in WCC (5-2 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 0-0.
San Diego dropped its first game of the weekend against Santa Clara to extend its losing streak to three games, then rebounded with a pair of wins against ranked teams before getting blown out by Loyola Marymount on Sunday. Jr. OF/LHP Josh Romanski gave up six runs in relief Thursday, and the Broncos scored the winning run in the eighth in a game shortened by darkness. Jr. LHP Brian Matusz (8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 12 K) shut down Oklahoma State’s potent offense Friday. Fr. 3B Victor Sanchez (2-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI) led the offense Saturday, as the Toreros broke a 5-5 tie against Oregon State with four runs in the seventh. Fr. RHP Kyle Blair (5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 10 K) took the loss Sunday, and LMU piled on against the USD bullpen.RESULTS
March 4: @ (19) UC Irvine: L 4-0
March 6-9: San Diego State Tournament, San Diego: Santa Clara: L 7-6 (8 innings), (21) Oklahoma State: W 7-2, (12) Oregon State: W 10-5, Loyola Marymount: L 13-3UPCOMING
March 11: (20) Cal State Fullerton
March 13: Western Illinois
March 15-17: @ Hawaii-Hilo

22. OREGON STATELast Week: 2-2. Overall: 5-5, 0-0 in Pac-10. (0-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 1-0.
Oregon State needed a comeback win Sunday against Santa Clara to avoid an 0-3 start at the SDSU Tournament, which wraps up Monday when the Beavers face the host Aztecs. Sr. RHP Mike Stutes (5 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) took the loss against Loyola Marymount, which broke open a one-run game with a six-run seventh against five ineffective OSU relievers, with help from three Beavers errors in the frame. They made three more errors Saturday against San Diego, leading to three unearned runs against So. RHP Jorge Reyes (5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER), but the Toreros broke a 5-5 tie with four runs in the seventh against that beleaguered OSU bullpen. On Sunday, Santa Clara jumped out to a 10-2 lead through three innings against Fr. RHP Greg Peavey (2.1 IP, 2 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), but the Beavers stormed back into the game with six in the fourth and completed the comeback with a three-run eighth. So. C Ryan Ortiz (3-for-6, HR, 5 RBI) led the Beaver bats.RESULTS
March 4: Portland: W 16-0
March 7-9: @ San Diego State Tournament, San Diego: Loyola Marymount: L 13-3, (17) San Diego: L 10-5, Santa Clara: W 12-10UPCOMING
March 10: @ San Diego State Tournament, San Diego: San Diego State
March 14-16: @ Nevada

23. OKLAHOMA STATELast Week: 2-2. Overall: 9-3, 0-0 in Big 12 (0-1 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 1-0.
So. LHP Andrew Oliver (7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K) posted his third straight strong outing in a no-decision Thursday against Loyola Marymount, but the game was knotted at 1-1 until Sr. OF Donnie Webb’s one-out triple sparked Oklahoma State’s two-run ninth. San Diego ace Brian Matusz held the Cowboys scoreless until the eighth inning Friday, and So. LHP Tyler Lyons (6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER) took his first loss. Jr. SS Jordy Mercer’s two-run homer in the first gave OSU a lead it would not relinquish Saturday, and So. OF Dylan Brown (2-for-4, 2 RBI) later added his first homer of the year. Brown went 3-for-4 in a losing effort Sunday, as San Diego State jumped out to an 11-0 lead through three innings, with the first five coming against starter Matt Gardner.RESULTS
March 6-9: @ San Diego State Tournament, San Diego: Loyola Marymount: W 3-2, (17) San Diego: L 7-2, Santa Clara: W 9-5, San Diego State: L 12-4UPCOMING
March 11: Missouri State
March 14-16: @ (10) Baylor

24. WICHITA STATELast Week: 4-0. Overall: 7-3, 0-0 in MVC (0-3 vs. Top 25). Weekend Series: 2-1.
The Shockers swept a three-game series after Friday’s game was postponed by cold weather. Sr. LHP Rob Musgrave (7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 13 K) picked up his first win of the year in the first game Saturday, and the Shockers pounded out 16 hits in support. Jr. RHP Aaron Shafer (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K) was brilliant in a no-decision in the second game, but the WSU bullpen gave up 10 runs over the eighth and ninth innings, forcing the Shockers to score five runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings. They got the winning run in the 10th on a wild pitch. So. SS Dusty Coleman (4-for-5, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI) and Sr. OF Andy Dirks (2-for-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI) led the Wichita offense in that one. Coleman drove in three runs Sunday without registering a hit, and Jr. LHP Anthony Capra (4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K) was sharp in his first start since having an appendectomy on Feb. 23.RESULTS
March 4: Le Moyne: W 9-8
March 7-9: Harvard: W 16-3, W 11-10 (10 innings), W 13-2UPCOMING
March 12: Washington State
March 14-16: Texas Christian